LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIII, Issue 73, 8 March 1933, Page 6

LOCAL & GENERAL

The Hastings sitting of the Magistrate’s Court was delayed an hour this morning ,due to the Magistrate (Mr A. M. Mowlem, S.M.) being delayed at Napier.

Members of the Heretaunga Anglers’ Club Willing to participate in an inter, club competition are asked to notify the secretary, Mr L. W. Howard, immediately, so that a team may be drawn.

An Unemployed Ex-Service Men’s League was formed at a meeting attended by 150 on Monday night in Wellington. The organisation embraces Mercantile Marine, Navy, and Army, and the league is out ot obtain better conditions of living for its members.

The motor speed limit of 40 miles an hour on gra v el roads, introduced Ly regulation, will not be enforced until another conference has been held between the Minister of Transport and the motor unions, according to advice received at Hawera by the secretary of the North Island Motor Union (Mr W. G. Walkley).

The annual meeting of the ladies’ branch of the Parkvale Golf Club was held in St. Matthew’s Hall last evening, Mr W. E. Bate presiding over a fair attendance of members. The following officers were elected for the forthcoming season: —Captain, Mrs Carrell; hon. secretary, Mrs Short; committee, Misses Martin, Goertz, Stubbs and Fippard. A vote of thanks was recorded the retiring captain, Mrs F. C. Cowlrick, and also to the two retiring members of the committee, Mesdames Gabites and Toothill.

“I have hopes of getting a small farm from, the Government,’’ stated a defendant at the Hastings Magistrate’s Court this morning when he admitted being in arrears with his rent, and opposed proceedings for possession of the tenement pending his negotiations. His Worship expressed the view that the interests of the landlord had to be considered, and doubted whether the defendant could complete his negotiations for a farm within a reasonable period. “Well, I have two strong men to light, Forbes and Coates,” stated the defendant. “Well, keep them out of here. If you have to fight them, do it outside,” advised the Magistrate.

In future the champion band of New Zealand is to be that which gains the highest aggregate marks in the two test selections at the annual contest. A Wanganui Garrison Band remit to this effect was carried at the annua] meeting of the New Zealand Brass Bauds’ Association, held in Dunedin recently. In the past the quickstep entered into the championship points, but unSer the new rules the champion will be decided from a musical standpoint entirely, and the marching contest will be a separate matter. It is proposed to have a competition to decide the champion marching band of the Dominion also, and a trophy will be offered in this connection. In the past, brass bands have competed for eight shields. Under the new arrange, ment there will be two —one for the champion band (musically) and another for the champion marching hand. For several years endeavours have been made to make the change in contesting conditions and the prime movers have been the Wanganui Garrison Band.

H.B. County Council and H.B. Rivers Board rates unpaid after March 31 will bear a 10 per cent, additional charge.

On Sunday, March 19, the clocks will be set back half an hou", as summer time will end on the Saturday night, so that in ten days’ time the drawing in of the evenings will be more apparent. Summer time has been in operation since October 9 of last year.

A public meeting of the supporters of Mr G. A. Maddison lor the Hastings Mayoralty will be held in the Assembly Hall on Friday, March 10, at 8 p.m. Those interested m his candidature are requested to show their confidence in support by attending tie meeting.

Drilling for oil from jetties thrown out from the New Plymouth foreshore is proposed by Moturoa Oilfields, Ltd. If the No. 3 bore at present almost completed is successful a fourth well will be sunk on the water’s edge, and if this is successful the procedure of drilling beneath the sea be.d will be followed.

When the council of the New Zealand Football Association met last evening, Mr H. L. Godber announced that he was prepared to accept the position of manager of the New Zealand team to visit Australia in May. He would require some assistance m the manage, ment, aud he believed this would be available.

■I he annual meeting of delegates to the North Otago Rugby Union unanimously resolved that their delegate to the New Zealand Union should vote favouring the replacement of injured players even to the extent, if necessavy, of breaking away from the English Union.—Press Assn

Yesterday two ’planes, ‘•he Moth, ZK-ACY, and the Spartan, ZK-ABC, left Hastings for Palmerston North, the former being piloted by Mr Barker and the latter by Flight-Lieutenant Gerrand, of the Hawke’s Bay Aero Club. The last-named ’plane is being lent to Palmerston North by the Hawke’s Bay body, as the southern club’s ’plane was wrecked last 'December.

When the name of Ruby May Mitchell was called in the Wellington Magistrate’s Court to-day, DetectiveSergeant Revell asked leave to withdraw the charge against her ol: murdering her three-year-old daughter, Dawn Betty Mitchell. He said that the woman was now an jnmate of a mental hospital. The application was granted. —Press Assn.

An announcement that immediately after the session Cabinet intended to hold a conference with the Unemployment Board with the object of inquiring whether an improvement could be effected in the distribution of relief and in the manner of granting assistance generally, was made by the Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. G. W. Forbes, in the House of Representatives yesterday.

The members of the Haumoana Lifesaving Club are working very hard to make the grand flannel dance to be held in the Village Hall on Thursday, -March 9th, a big success. An able ai'd energetic ladies’ committee have the slipper arrangements well m hand, and judging by their preparations the number of dancers present should be verylarge indeed. L. Cameron’s band have been engaged to supply the music.

A petition filed by a judgment creditor ‘'i have Regent Street Ltd. wound up was heard in the Supreme Court at Christchurch to-day. Mr Justice McGregor made an order, but agreed to leave it open for fourteen days; if, during that period, the creditor is paid the sum of £450 and costs, the order will not be sealed. Counsel for the creditor said that the company had ceased to function and a .eceiver was in possession.—Press Association.

With the object of discussing the question of improving the quality of New Zealand cheese, a conference of dairying interests convened by the Minister of Agriculture, Hon. C. E. Macmillan, was held at Parliament Buildings yesterday afternoon. No official statement as to the outcome of the conference was available last evening, but it is understood there was general agreement that- there existed a need for closer supervision of the industry.

The Dominion duration record of 12 minutes for a flight by a model aeroplane was broken on Monday by A. Hobday, of Feilding, The machine, which had a wing-span of 20 inches, remained aloft for 18 mintes 58 4-ssec compared with the previous record ci 12min. held by an Auckland enthusiast. During its record-breaking flight the plane reached an altitude of 700 feet. The record is to be sent to the New Zealand Model Aeroplane Association for recognition.

Contributions by local authorities towards the relief of earthquake sufferers in the Gisborne and Wairoa districts are validated by a clause in the Finance Bill (No. 4), which was introduced in the House of Representatives yesterday. Opportunity is also taken to apply the provisions of the Hawke’s Bay Earthquake Funds Act to funds raised for the recent Wairoa earthquake. The Bill also extends the purposes for which the original funds were raised to include the Wairoa earthquake.

Though the drive for funds for the Children’s Home covers all Hawke’s Bay. the kick-off in Hastings starts this week, when sympathisers will take collecting boxes from house to house for other sympathisers to drop their pennies in. A number of ladies have offered their services for this work, but there are many streets still waiting for a collector. Will anyone able to help please ring Mrs Rochfort, '2514, or Mrs Lovell-Smith, 3621. Gifts in kind for the Paddy’s -Market on Saturday week, March 18, will also be much appreciated. No gift is too small. The organisers are out to sell anything from a bullock to a button to provide funds for the children who are unable to help themselves.

St. Peter’s, a new Maori church, was opened in Rotorua on Sunday by tho Bishop of Ao-tea-roa, the Rt. Rev. A. Bennett. Situated at Hinei/ioa Point, in beautiful scenic surroundings on the shores of Lake Rotorua, tho new church is only a few yards from Iriirikapua Rock, immortrjfised in Maori history. It was upo', t this rock that Hinemoa is said to hi'.ye sat while she listened to the strains of music from the flute played by Tutanekai on Mokoia Island, which ’(ies in the centre of the lake immediately opposite this spot. The interior of the new- church contains some sr/endid specimens of the arts and craf ts of the Maori people. There was a large gathering of natives from all parts of the district at the dedication ceremony, and many Europeans also were present.